Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
  • B60J5/00—Doors
  • B60J5/10—Doors arranged at the vehicle rear
  • B60J5/101—Doors arranged at the vehicle rear for non-load transporting vehicles, i.e. family cars including vans
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • B60R19/00—Wheel guards; Radiator guards, e.g. grilles; Obstruction removers; Fittings damping bouncing force in collisions
  • B60R19/02—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects
  • B60R19/04—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects formed from more than one section in a side-by-side arrangement
  • B60R19/12—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects formed from more than one section in a side-by-side arrangement vertically spaced
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • B60R19/00—Wheel guards; Radiator guards, e.g. grilles; Obstruction removers; Fittings damping bouncing force in collisions
  • B60R19/02—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects
  • B60R19/04—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects formed from more than one section in a side-by-side arrangement
  • B60R19/14—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects formed from more than one section in a side-by-side arrangement having folding parts

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a motor vehicle tailgate, and to a motor vehicle equipped with such a tailgate.
• the object of the present invention is to remedy this drawback.
• This object of the invention is achieved with a motor vehicle tailgate comprising a structure-forming part, remarkable in that it comprises a fusible part fixed to said structure-forming part so as to be able to absorb an external shock without deforming said structure-forming part. .
• the fusible part can deform under the effect of an external shock and thus dissipate the energy of this shock without causing deformation of the part forming the structure.
• said fuse part defines a box whose volume is complementary to that defined by said structure part
• the interface between said structure-forming part and said box is substantially horizontal
• the interface between said structure-forming part and said box is substantially L-shaped, the interface between said structure-forming part and said box is inclined relative to the horizontal,
• Said fusible part comprises an outer skin fixed on said part forming a structure and defining with it a hollow volume, said fusible part forms the rear part of said tailgate, said fusible part comprises an opening intended to accommodate a lighting device for a license plate, said fusible part comprises a reinforcing element, which is a member for closing the outer skin in order to form a substantially closed volume, - the outer skin is fixed to the reinforcing element by means of '' at least one fuse holder,
• the outer skin has a part which can move without interference with the structure during the rupture of the fusible links, - said fusible part is fixed in a lower zone of said part forming a structure, said fusible part is formed at least partly of material plastic.
• the present invention also provides a motor vehicle, remarkable in that it is equipped with a tailgate in accordance with the above.
• FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a motor vehicle fitted with a tailgate according to the invention
• FIGS. 2 to 5 are sectional views along the plane P of Figure 1 of the cooperation area between the tailgate and the lower edge of the trunk of the motor vehicle.
• FIG. 1 shows a motor vehicle 1 equipped with a tailgate 3 according to the invention.
• This tailgate 3 may for example comprise a glazed upper part 5 and an opaque lower part 7 making it possible to close a rear boot 9 by folding back onto a rear shield (or bumper) 10.
• FIG. 2 in which a first embodiment of the tailgate 3 is shown which is in the closed position, and thus cooperating with the lower edge 11 of the rear boot 9.
• the tailgate 3 comprises a part forming a structure 13, and a fusible part 15 fixed to the part forming a structure 13 by any suitable means such as screws 16a, l ⁇ b .
• the fuse part 15 defines a box whose volume is complementary to that defined by the structure part 13.
• the union of the volumes defined by the part forming the structure 13 and by the box 15 forms the complete volume of the tailgate 3.
• This volume can be partially opened.
• the interface between the structure-forming part 13 and the box 15 can be substantially horizontal, as can be seen in FIG. 2, and it can be the box 15 which bears against a trunk joint 17 when the tailgate is in closed position.
• the box 15 may include an opening 18 intended to accommodate a lighting device (not shown) of a license plate 19 fixed on the rear shield 10 or on said box 15.
• An opening or a shape, not shown, can -be carried out in the box 15 in order to form a handle intended to create a grip zone for closing or opening the tailgate.
• FIG. 3 shows a first variant in which the interface between the part forming the structure 13 and the box 15 is substantially shaped as L.
• the box 15 is placed in a corner formed in the structure part 13.
• FIG. 4 shows a second variant in which the interface between the part forming the structure 13 and the box 15 is inclined relative to the horizontal.
• the fusible part comprises an outer skin 15 fixed on the part forming the structure 13 by any suitable means such as for example screws l ⁇ b, and defining with this part forming the structure a hollow volume formed by two parts 21 and 22.
• the volume 21 corresponds to an area delimited by the tailgate structure 13, the volume 22 being an area delimited by the box 15.
• the box 15 forms the rear end of the tailgate.
• the box 15 is formed of the outer skin 23 and a reinforcing element 24 carrying said outer skin 23.
• the reinforcing element 24 allows to stiffen said box 15.
• L reinforcing element 24 is, for example, a closing element of the box 15, as shown in FIG. 5. This reinforcing element can also be inserted inside the box 15 closed by the outer skin 23.
• L reinforcing element 24 may be intended, inter alia, to reinforce a gripping zone formed in the box 15.
• the reinforcing element 24 may also include bosses 25 forming a support zone for the outer skin 23 of the box 15, so that the latter does not deform, or only slightly, when the tailgate is closed by pressure from the user's hand.
• FIG. 5 shows the box 15 fixed, by its upper part, to the structure 13 by means of l ⁇ b screws.
• This attachment can also fix the outer skin 23 between the structure 13 and the reinforcing element 24.
• Other screws can be located in different zones.
• the screws 16b can be fusible under a force less than the deformation of the structure 13.
• the outer skin 23 is fixed to the reinforcing element 24 by means of screws 16a.
• the screws 16a are fusible during a rear impact, thus producing the sliding of a part 26 of the outer skin 23 without interference with the structure 13.
• the reinforcing element can be used in the same way in the solutions shown in Figures 2 to 4.
• the fuse part 15 is fixed in a lower zone of the structure part 13, that is to say in a zone which is adjacent to the shield 10 when the tailgate 3 is in the closed position.
• the structure part 13 is formed from sheet metal, and the fusible part 15 is formed at least partly from plastic.
• the fuse part 15 can deform under the effect of an external shock and thus dissipate the energy of this shock without causing deformation of the structure part 13.
• this fuse part 15 When the fuse part 15 is placed in a lower zone of the structure part 13, that is to say just above the rear bumper 10 when the tailgate 3 is in the closed position, this fuse part can absorb the shock from the front of a vehicle following vehicle 1 without deforming the structure-forming part 13 (the penetration test corresponding to such a situation being known by the name of “Danner shock”).

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